Pa Ayo Adebanjo, leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere, is alive and well, according to Sola Ebisieni, the national secretary of the organization. Ebisieni debunked circulating news of Adebanjo’s death in a telephone interview.
He confirmed, “That is not correct. Pa Ayo Adebanjo, our leader, is alive, hale, and hearty. He has even directed me this morning to issue a statement to that effect. I was with him last night in a meeting with other Yoruba leaders.”
Ebisieni clarified that there was a case of mistaken identity involving the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Ayo Banjo, who passed away on Friday. “There is a mistaken identity. There was an announcement on the vice-chancellor from the University of Ibadan, Ayo Banjo, who died,” he explained.
